Battle of the beats 2005 - II: reviews by King_Louis

indigo chime wind by crank: Wicked tune, wicked beats

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 17:15.

Wicked tune, wicked beats and wicked vibe.  Really tight production and composition :]

To have scored more, it just needed to have a twist or a sting in the tail at the end.  Joint top for me.

swordglither by guanokalong: Really good track in soo

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 17:53.

Really good track in soo many ways.  Nice arps, nice bass progression... nice driving techy vibe.  Yes yes!  Joint top for me.

Would have got more if produced a bit bigger... sub could have boomed more for me, and the kick come through a bit more.

Excellent composition though :]

Paint the Darkness by Virus: Liked this a lot.  Good

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 17:58.

Liked this a lot.  Good filtering on the reece.  Nice snare!  THUMP! 

There's a bass bit at 4:20-4:22 where it picks up in pace loads... I liked that.  Maybe kick the whole tune into that kind of pace a bit earlier for me... ram it home

Plexible (first build) by MeMpHiS: Really liked these fx,

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 18:11.

Really liked these fx, pads... all the top stuff.  Heavy amen.  The person who did track 12 - this is what I mean! 

Good techy dard vibes and nice amen cutting.  Didn't like the tempo change though. Would have scored 8 or 8.5 without it.

substance by Tetrabrot: Liking the glitchyness of

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 17:51.

Liking the glitchyness of this.  Some of the hit placements felt a bit odd to me (even thought it is glitchy).

A good track and I liked it.  Could have made that sub BOOOOOOM

Nice

tune by dumi: Nice neurofunk.. corrupt

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 17:23.

Nice neurofunk.. corrupt souls stylee.  Cool beats and bass.  Nice fx.  Can't really offer any constructive criticism here I'm afraid :-/

Didn't click with it enough to give more that 7.7, but I'm sure this person will win a battle at some point if he/she keeps on down this path :]

On The Top by Jossi: Would have scored loads more

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 18:04.

Would have scored loads more without the vocal, I really didn't click with that.  But I liked the pads, oriental type line and the techno-ish bassline and movement... reminds me of a tune called Blueberry by Nautilus.

Send me a version without teh vocal!

It's a wonderful life by 822 & Jared Whitham on guitar: Nice soundscapes... nice

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 17:55.

Nice soundscapes... nice vibe and ideas.... could have been engineered into a bigger overall project.  Not quite on point but I like it. 

822?  :]

Brick - Top by AtomicDog: NIce composition... I liked

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 18:00.

NIce composition... I liked the mood, pad and bassline.  Something wrong in the production side of things IMO.  Sounds distorted.  Otherwise would have scored higher.

Paranormal Manifestations by the apocrypha: Wasn't sure what to think of

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 18:07.

Wasn't sure what to think of this... liked it and then I didn't... good sounds and beats but it didn't grab me on second listening.  Hmmmmm   sorry!

Deja Vu by 290719: Like the dark vibe.  Amen

Submitted by King_Louis on Sun, 2005-08-21 17:19.

Like the dark vibe.  Amen was compressed too much and not eq'd properly.  Could have been introduced a bit nicer into the pad (just hipassed loop).  Maybe some delays and effects.

Nice bass though.